Chapter 272: Chapter 40 Shouzhe Shows His Might! The Power of the Patriarch_3
This indicates that the defense level of that defensive spiritual artifact is far above his Mountain-Opening Sword Light, at least a Middle-Grade Spiritual Artifact.
Just as Mu Yuanbai was in a daze, Wang Shouzhe had already stood up.
"Truly worthy of Brother Yuanbai, the power of the Mountain-Opening Sword Light is quite formidable." Wang Shouzhe laughed freely, "However, if Brother Yuanbai has no other stronger methods, I’m afraid you’ll lose."
Lose?
Mu Yuanbai was stunned and couldn’t help but laugh: "Younger Brother Shouzhe, I admit you’re very formidable. But saying I’ll lose, that’s a joke."
"Brother Yuanbai, take a look under your feet." Wang Shouzhe said unhurriedly.
Mu Yuanbai looked down, only to see scattered pieces of the arena stones, with some little green shoots growing out from the cracks. They were tender green, like newly sprouted grass, seemingly fragile underfoot.
He was puzzled: "Younger Brother Shouzhe, what are these?"
"Brother Yuanbai, you probably forgot. I’m an Outer Disciple of the Eternal Spring Valley." Wang Shouzhe smiled, "I’m best at farming."
"Good at farming, could this be?" Mu Yuanbai’s expression changed, "Could this be some kind of battle spirit plant?"
He instinctively retreated backward.
But it was too late.
More than half of the arena had unknowingly sprouted with little green shoots, a green expanse, like a spring wheat field.
No matter where he went, the green shoots at his feet would grow crazily, quickly turning into thick vine stems.
They moved like demon tentacles, or the witch’s long hair, eerily dancing, and as soon as they touched Mu Yuanbai, they would immediately grow madly, wrapping from his legs to his waist.
Mu Yuanbai’s expression tightened, and he immediately summoned his spirit sword.
The "Cicada’s Chirping" sword swung swiftly, and the vines were immediately severed.
However, Wang Shouzhe’s Vine Array never acts alone.
In this moment of intense battle with Mu Yuanbai, Wang Shouzhe had already quietly set up the Vine Array.
Vines tore at Mu Yuanbai incessantly; no matter where he went, vines would grow and launch a fierce attack on him.
The current vines were even more formidable than those Wang Shouzhe had in the Trial Land, not only growing faster but also having thicker and stronger stems, with stronger entangling power. Still, even so, they could not withstand the sharpness of a spiritual artifact.
But these vines occupied most of Mu Yuanbai’s energy, forcing him to continually strike to sever them.
In such circumstances, even a casual sword from Wang Shouzhe could injure him.
"Brother Yuanbai, you’ve lost."
Wang Shouzhe gave a calm smile.
As he finished speaking, he held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, directly charging at Mu Yuanbai with sword aura and shield defense, every move open and upright.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, Wang Shouzhe broke Mu Yuanbai’s Body-Protecting Profound Gang with a single strike, the impact sending him flying off the arena.
Mu Yuanbai let out an anguished grunt, tapping his feet on the ground several times before he barely steadied himself.
At that moment, he appeared extremely disheveled, but his pale face showed more disbelief!
Defeated!
He was really defeated!
He actually lost to a junior brother who just reached the first layer of Spirit Platform!
His expression turned anxious and dejected, almost to the point of being spiritless.
On the arena, Wang Shouzhe sheathed his sword and shield, bowing to Mu Yuanbai from a distance: "Brother Yuanbai, thank you for letting me win."
Given the situation, Mu Yuanbai was a broad-minded individual.
He bitterly smiled and returned the bow: "Younger Brother Shouzhe, I’m impressed."
Their defeat was upright; even if they fought again, the result wouldn’t change. Even if he wanted to be unconvinced, he couldn’t.
With this battle concluded, the reactions from various factions naturally varied.
The morale at Carefree Peak was low, each hanging their heads.
Their Brother Yuanbai was defeated. And not just defeated, he was utterly defeated by a disciple of Eternal Spring Valley with no temper left.
If this scene had happened upon Carefree Peak, it would have been better, but now they were here to witness Eternal Spring Valley and ended up being the one witnessed; naturally, their faces burned with shame.
"Brother Yuanbai, it’s okay." Wang Luqiu, who had a good impression of this elegant senior brother, immediately stepped forward to comfort him, "It’s perfectly normal for you to lose to my Fourth Brother. Even when I team up with Fifth Sister, we can’t beat him."
Mu Yuanbai was speechless; is this even comforting? Also, Junior Sister Luqiu, why didn’t you warn him that your fourth brother was so powerful earlier?
In contrast, everyone from Eternal Spring Valley was flush with excitement.
They had been pushed to the lowest point but unexpectedly rose to the top in the blink of an eye. Such drastic emotional shifts left each of them overwhelmingly excited.
"Junior Brother Shouzhe."
A group of senior sisters from Eternal Spring Valley rushed onto the arena, showering Wang Shouzhe with concern, offering drinks, handing towels, and covertly slipping little notes to him.
Wang Shouzhe felt a faint killing intent approaching, turned to look back. It wasn’t his wife, Liua Ruolan, but rather his sister-in-law, Liua Ruolei, glaring at him with fierce eyes.
His wife, Liua Ruolan, however, remained smiling kindly.
He hurriedly used the Willow Catkin Body Technique to escape back to Liua Ruolan’s side, looking as if to prove his innocence.
"Wife, those senior sisters..."
"Husband, you’ve worked hard." Liua Ruolan picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped his sweat, saying, "Just now on stage, husband was truly valiant. It’s normal for senior sisters to covet your beauty."
"Uh..." Wang Shouzhe was speechless. Before turning into this, our wife was very easygoing.
Suddenly, just then.
Senior Brother Jinshan rushed over, shouting excitedly: "Senior Brother Shouzhe."
Wang Shouzhe was cold with sweat and quickly raised his hands: "Senior Brother Jinshan, please don’t!"
"No no no, as the saying goes, the capable leads first. You defeated Mu Yuanbai, winning immense face for our Eternal Spring Valley lineage." Senior Brother Jinshan exclaimed, full of excitement, clutching Wang Shouzhe’s hands, "How many years, how many years has it been since our Eternal Spring Valley has been so illustrious! All of this is your accomplishment! Forget calling you senior brother, even calling you master would do."
Master?
Uh... stop joking.
Wang Shouzhe hurriedly said: "Senior Brother Jinshan, speak with caution."
Then, he seriously stated: "Ascendant Changchun has shown me kindness and care. At crucial moments, it’s only right for Shouzhe to step up."
While they were conversing, dozens of Eternal Spring Valley disciples gathered around, each too excited to calm down, calling "Senior Brother Shouzhe," all looking at him with admiring eyes.
Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but think to himself, acting this time was not in vain given he indeed brought honor to Ascendant Changchun, and gave face to the valley.
"Senior Brother Shouzhe, why not take us to see the other lineages? We’ve never visited the other lineages."
"How about visiting the Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies and meeting the beautiful senior sisters there?"
Senior Brother Jinshan, with a serious face, scolded them, "Your ambitions are too small! Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies, really?"
As he said that, even Senior Brother Jinshan’s eyebrows twitched slightly, scolding them in a slightly floating voice. It would have been quite reassuring if he were not usually so frivolous.
But as soon as he had this thought, Senior Brother Jinshan’s expression changed, and he continued scolding them: "Your ambitions should be grander! Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies and Yuan Water Celestial Lake are all beautiful senior sisters!"
His gaze shifted away, almost dismissing the thought he had just conceived.
Looking at Senior Brother Jinshan with a different look, Wang Shouzhe retracted his earlier comments.
Senior Brother Jinshan, though usually sleazy, was quite reliable at critical times.
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